Author of quotes: Alan Rickman

The essence of a great story is that it must have a beginning, a middle, and an end.

She is patient. Very patient. Incredibly patient. Yes, it is the number one candidate for the title of a Holy man.
She's tolerant. She's incredibly tolerant. Unbelievably tolerant. Possibly a candidate for sainthood.

The more we find ourselves under the authority of idiots and lose control over our destinies, the more we need the stories that will be able to tell each other.

The viewers will learn something about yourself, or not. You hope that they won't be leaving the theater thinking: "well, it was nice. Where is the taxi?"

I take no responsibility for anyone's imagination. I'm not going to think about it, take them too close to heart, adapt to them. I like to be a link in the chain of those who tells the stories.

In the game you're giving a part of yourself to your role. I'm not hiding, not trying to escape or become invisible. I just wish my forehead wasn't written who I am, because it prevents people who sincerely believe in my role.

Something about the actors? I am really tired of actors telling about yourself. I do not think that others should know everything about me.

To be in a movie after the game in the theater eight times a week playing Valmont - leisure and pleasure.

I spent my life walking on very thin ice. Used to rely on intuition.

I worry about it at all. I'm worried that I'm worried. The only way to get rid of it is to go on stage. In my opinion, life is built on feelings, like everything else; acting is an attempt to reproduce that feeling.

I go where guided by a script. You should not think that actors are free to choose what they want. Good scripts don't grow on trees. I like to travel to different parts of the world, this is a big part of the charm of my work in film.

In Los Angeles success is measured by the height of the walls around your home and the size of the house. In my opinion, this is just pathetic.

Travel - the best part of my life. I love to travel by train, plane, sail on the ship.

On film you put all your energies into a single glance.
On film all of your energy is in your eyes.